Magazine cartridge-belt.



J. W. SLADE.

MAGAZINE CARTRIDGE BELT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. 19x5.

1, 175,907. v Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

FIE-5.3.

JAMES W. SLADE, F .PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR OF SIXTY ONE-HUNDREDTHSTO B. It. MCNAIR, OF PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI,

MAGAZINE CARTRIDGE-BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1916.

To (177 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus W'. SLAnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Purvis. in the county of Lamar, State of Mississippi, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine Cartridge-Belts; and I do hereby declare the follo wing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make .and use the same.

This invention relates to magazine cartridge belts.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a belt of thetype named adapted to carry a relativelylarge supply of cartridges andpositively protect the latter against moisture and resultant renderingof the cartridges unfit for use.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a deviceof the type named which will always hold the cartridges in convenientposition to be moved and which includes means for efliciently protectingthe cartridge disposed in position to be removed from damage bymoisture.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of acartridge belt including means for detachably supporting a game bagtherefrom and also means whereby the belt when in use will be supporteddirectly from the shoulders of the wearer.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of refercnce denotecorresponding parts in the sevoral views, and in which-- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the invention with a double game bag supportedthereby; Fig. 2, a horizontal section of the invention with the coversat the delivery ends of the magazines in closed position; Fig. avertical section of the invention; and Fig. 4, an enlarged horizontalsection of a fragment of the belt.

Referring to the drawings indicates the body of the belt which isconstructed preferably of leather. Secured to the free ends of the body10 are metallic plates 11 and 12 the former of which is provided with aslot 13 of substantially circular form and including a reduced lateralextension 11. The plate 12 carries a headed stud 15 adapted to beengaged through the slot 13 and then passed into the extension 14 tosecure the ends of the belt together. Secured to the belt body 10between each end thereof and its center is a cartridge magazine A. Eachmagazine is formed of a metallic member of substantially U-shaped crosssection and curved longitudinally to conform to the curvature of thebelt when applied. The arms of each U-shaped member are provided attheir free ends with outwardly directed flanges and fastening devices145 are [)nsSwl through these flanges and through the belt body 10 tosecure the magazines in place. It will of course be understood that thebelt body 10 constitutes the inner wall of each magazine. The rear endof each magazine A is closed while the forward end thereof is open andis adapted to be closed by a cover 17 hinged to the upper and lowerwalls of the magazine. A stop plate 18 is secured to the body 10directly in advance of the open end of each magazine and the upper andlower walls of each magazine at the open end thereof are recessed as at1.9 to provide space for the fingers in gripping a cartridge to effectthe removal of the latter. Each stop plate 18 is provided with aprojection 20 which engages in a recess 21 formed in the adjacent cover17 when the latter is in closed position and whereby said cover isprevented from accidentally swinging to open position. Disposed in eachmagazine A is a feed spring one end of which bears against the rear wallof the magazine and the other end against the rearmost cartridge andserves to always hold the advance cartridge in the magazine against therelated stop plate and in position to be removed when desired. Suitableshoulder straps 23 are secured to the belt body 10 and are provided withadjusting buckles 24:. Secured to the body 10 at spaced points along thelower edge thereof are hooks detachably engagcable with eyes 26 formedin a double. game bag 37 and whereby the latter is supported by thebelt.

\Vhat is claimed is The combination with a belt adapted to encircle thewaist, of-opposite magazines secured to the belt and having a curvatureapproximately the curvature of the waist said magazines having theirrear ends closed and magazine and adapted in one position to v close theforward end of the-related magazine, a pro ection on the cover adaptedto engage in the recess of the related stop plate to detachably securethe cover in closed position, and spring means in each magazine forurging the cartridges toward the forward end thereof.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES W. SLADE. Witnesses:

ROBERTA SIMMONS, M. O. BLACKBURN.

